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2021/11/16 (Tuesday)

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  • Lab in-personnel: Himangshu, Matt
Status Beginning Run 75.
1K Pot isolated. MB in pit. Cryostat vacuum jacket (CVJ) pumped out.
Pumping IVC for a week.
1125 Turbo on IVC = 19 nbar. With Turbo valved out for 1 minute, IVC = 640 nbar.
1140 Check contents of warm LN2 Trap 2: 15.7 mbar. Pump out with Scroll Pump.
1200 Start cryocleaning mixture through LN2 Cold Trap 1, V6 = 12.2%
1205 Increase V6 → 12.4% to restart flow
1215 Increase V6 → 12.5% to restart flow
1230 Increase V6 → 12.6% to restart flow
1255 Increase V6 → 12.7% to restart flow
1300 Increase V6 → 12.8% to speed up flow. We'll run it a little longer at increased flow rate.
1315 Stop cleaning through Trap 1 after 75 min. G2 flow pressure was 580-740 mbar. Pump mixture to dump.
Removed 8.5 mbar.
1350 Start cryocleaning mixture through LN2 Cold Trap 2, V6 = 12.5%
1405 Increase V6 → 12.8% to restart flow
1417 Checked flow rate and it looks fine
1500 Stop cleaning through Trap 2 after 70 min. G2 flow pressure was 588-602 mbar (not very high). Pump mixture to dump.
Removed 6.1 mbar.
1650 Turn off 3He pump

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